Depends a bit on the genre...
My son:
-Old arcade games, my son quite likes to play them (maybe because they are a bit like iphone games?)
- Early 3D.. was crap in retrospect probably.. isn't interested
- sensible soccer... Used to fifa 16 now... (even though we have some 16 year olds participating at the world cup next month btw)
- railroad tycoon etc.. . Graphics don;t matter one bit...
- with kids here there is now a popular rollercoaster tycoon 3 (2006?) channel, as long as the youtuber doing it is repsectable, the game is too apparantly,,,,, (rollercoaster tycoon for the ipad is awful that may help too)
My daughter
- really loved monument valley....
- she plays minecraft because her brother does
- and we are making trips now outside..
- generally she likes portable games, and doesn't really care about the graphics.. (tomodashi)
My son:
-Old arcade games, my son quite likes to play them (maybe because they are a bit like iphone games?)
- Early 3D.. was crap in retrospect probably.. isn't interested
- sensible soccer... Used to fifa 16 now... (even though we have some 16 year olds participating at the world cup next month btw)
- railroad tycoon etc.. . Graphics don;t matter one bit...
- with kids here there is now a popular rollercoaster tycoon 3 (2006?) channel, as long as the youtuber doing it is repsectable, the game is too apparantly,,,,, (rollercoaster tycoon for the ipad is awful that may help too)
My daughter
- really loved monument valley....
- she plays minecraft because her brother does
- and we are making trips now outside..
- generally she likes portable games, and doesn't really care about the graphics.. (tomodashi)
MaliA wrote:
Sorry mate, I woke up in a grump and my mood has deteriorated since.
No worries, hope you're feeling better now.
Edit: tangentially related to this, this morning during my usual routine of checking all the online retailers for good deals, I spotted that in Amazon's warehouse section they had a factory sealed Gameboy Colour. They stopped manufacturing these in 2003, so who knows why it's just been sat in a warehouse all that time. It was only £50, and my preliminary research suggests they currently go for upward of £150, so I bought it. I might just sit on it to see how its value goes up over time, or might flog it immediately for some instant free money. Pretty bizarre!
I meant to ask Lewie.. What colour is it?
Amazon call it "blue", but I think Nintendo actually called it teal.
Edit: Oh shit! Just had another look at the warehouse section. They had a factory sealed copy of Mario 64 for £30! They go for over £200 on ebay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EugL4W2FOBw
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Edit: Oh shit! Just had another look at the warehouse section. They had a factory sealed copy of Mario 64 for £30! They go for over £200 on ebay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EugL4W2FOBw
I ordered the Nes Mini back when it was first announced by Nintendo from The Game Collection.
I've just had an email saying that they've had to cancel my order as they can't take payments for transactions booked before a certain date. Oh, also.. Because of demand they've had to raise the price to £99.something.
I was about to get really annoyed but then I read on.
Because of the inconvenience they have provided me with a code which will get me back in the queue for the console at the original price.
I do like a story with a happy ending. I shall let you know if it arrives!
I've just had an email saying that they've had to cancel my order as they can't take payments for transactions booked before a certain date. Oh, also.. Because of demand they've had to raise the price to £99.something.
I was about to get really annoyed but then I read on.
Because of the inconvenience they have provided me with a code which will get me back in the queue for the console at the original price.
I do like a story with a happy ending. I shall let you know if it arrives!
Do you know that they're basically a rebadged Ouya?
I did not know that. I did have a play with an Ouya once and it was ok apart from the massive controller lag. I understand they fixed that in later revisions but I'm sure the NES mini will be fine.
Did anyone get one of these little boxes in the end?
I hear that they have been very difficult to get hold of, here, North America, Japan, Australia…
I hear that they have been very difficult to get hold of, here, North America, Japan, Australia…
Hero of Excellence wrote:
Did anyone get one of these little boxes in the end?
I hear that they have been very difficult to get hold of, here, North America, Japan, Australia…
I hear that they have been very difficult to get hold of, here, North America, Japan, Australia…
Ebay has quite a few (ranging from £100-£200), which I suppose was inevitable. 'Opportunists' is the polite word for them I guess.
Mine came today... I love it already.
What is it with Nintendo and refusing to supply required power adapters?
I always read this title as "The Nintendo Classic Mimi"
Local Cex are now selling these (secondhand) for £125. Chancers.
It seems that Nintendo have stopped production on this to concentrate all their efforts on the Switch.
But then I've seen a rumour this morning that the SNES mini is on the way. This should come as no surprise as I've been seeing the rumours ever since the NES mini was announced. Anyway, if it does go ahead I would heartily recommend ordering one. The NES mini is fetching silly second hand prices so if you want one.. order one.
But then I've seen a rumour this morning that the SNES mini is on the way. This should come as no surprise as I've been seeing the rumours ever since the NES mini was announced. Anyway, if it does go ahead I would heartily recommend ordering one. The NES mini is fetching silly second hand prices so if you want one.. order one.
TheVision wrote:
It seems that Nintendo have stopped production on this to concentrate all their efforts on the Switch.
But then I've seen a rumour this morning that the SNES mini is on the way. This should come as no surprise as I've been seeing the rumours ever since the NES mini was announced. Anyway, if it does go ahead I would heartily recommend ordering one. The NES mini is fetching silly second hand prices so if you want one.. order one.
But then I've seen a rumour this morning that the SNES mini is on the way. This should come as no surprise as I've been seeing the rumours ever since the NES mini was announced. Anyway, if it does go ahead I would heartily recommend ordering one. The NES mini is fetching silly second hand prices so if you want one.. order one.
Have you modified your NES mini to put extra games on it or are you keeping it as is?
I'm keeping it as is. I have a modded Wii connected to my telly that can play any NES game and can also use the NES mini controller so there's no point really.
I'd like to keep the NES Mini in original condition. One day, it'll be worth a fortune and when I'm long gone... my kids will be able to throw it in a skip for me.
I'd like to keep the NES Mini in original condition. One day, it'll be worth a fortune and when I'm long gone... my kids will be able to throw it in a skip for me.
TheVision wrote:
One day, it'll be worth pretty much nothing and when I'm long gone... my kids will be able to throw it in a skip for me.
Feex.
Bamba wrote:
TheVision wrote:
One day, it'll be worth pretty much nothing and when I'm long gone... my kids will be able to throw it in a skip for me.
Feex.
Either way, it's going in the skip... right?
There's no way that this is worth £180 but CEX seem to disagree.
I'd have gone for "in a skip with me".
I must get round to getting a spare Wii to use for emulators. To the car boot sales.....
Someone is selling knock-offs of these in Boscombe market for £40. Very tempted as they come with two controllers and 600 games…
Lonewolves wrote:
Someone is selling knock-offs of these in Boscombe market for £40. Very tempted as they come with two controllers and 600 games…
That's genius. I assume it's an older model Pi inside, as £40 is pushing the margin of profit a bit
I've seen several YouTube videos of these and I would approach with caution. If they're the same models, the 600 games are full of knock offs and duplicated games. Still, for £40 I'm sure you could have some fun with one.
Yeah, the emulation can be incredibly variable. You’ve got a big old PC at home I’m sure you could do better with that than waste £40.
TheVision wrote:
I've seen several YouTube videos of these and I would approach with caution. If they're the same models, the 600 games are full of knock offs and duplicated games. Still, for £40 I'm sure you could have some fun with one.
Have you got a link handy? The only one I can find looks like a white fan heater or something.
Satsuma wrote:
Yeah, the emulation can be incredibly variable. You’ve got a big old PC at home I’m sure you could do better with that than waste £40.
This is probably why I didn't pull the trigger in the end.
Lonewolves wrote:
Someone is selling knock-offs of these in Boscombe market for £40. Very tempted as they come with two controllers and 600 games…
Was it one of these?
Picked up a SNES Mini recently, but not had time to play it as I'm addicted to Horizon Zero Dawn. Really looking forward to getting some time on it though.
devilman wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Someone is selling knock-offs of these in Boscombe market for £40. Very tempted as they come with two controllers and 600 games…
Was it one of these?
It could've been.
I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would buy the legit version so buying a knock off seems like madness.
Bamba wrote:
I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would buy the legit version so buying a knock off seems like madness.
How so? It's a lovely little machine with some great games on it. Well worth the £50 in my opinion.
TheVision wrote:
Bamba wrote:
I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would buy the legit version so buying a knock off seems like madness.
How so? It's a lovely little machine with some great games on it. Well worth the £50 in my opinion.
Bamba doesn't like games except those released in the last 18 months, the superficial graphics whore that he is
He's old. Dump him
Seems odd to me to buy a knock off when you probably already own a bunch of devices that can run the same games.
TheVision wrote:
Bamba wrote:
I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would buy the legit version so buying a knock off seems like madness.
How so? It's a lovely little machine with some great games on it. Well worth the £50 in my opinion.
It's a box that does what loads of other hardware you already own already does, except worse because you can't freely add whatever games to it that you want. It's for weird nostalgia fetishists.
Bamba wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Bamba wrote:
I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would buy the legit version so buying a knock off seems like madness.
How so? It's a lovely little machine with some great games on it. Well worth the £50 in my opinion.
It's a box that does what loads of other hardware you already own already does, except worse because you can't freely add whatever games to it that you want. It's for weird nostalgia fetishists.
Nah, I reckon it's ace. It's a nice little package that's full of Nintendo loveliness.
This forum is a mix of retro fans and those who look on retro with an odd expression of bemusement. I suspect Bamba joins me in the latter category.
Cras wrote:
This forum is a mix of retro fans and those who look on retro with an odd expression of bemusement. I suspect Bamba joins me in the latter category.
It's basically a form of re-enactment.
Bamba wrote:
It's for weird nostalgia fetishists.
TheVision wrote:
I reckon it's ace.
Uh huh.
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
I totally understand the appeal of retro gaming - I love to have a go on old games from time to time.
What I don't get is the appeal of things like this - especially when you can already play all the games anyway.
What I don't get is the appeal of things like this - especially when you can already play all the games anyway.
I can definitely understand the appeal for someone who isn't a computery geek type.
I can play all the games anyway on my PC and Wii and possibly several other consoles in the Command Centre but there's just something nice about having an official product with a nice front end that just works with absolutely no messing about.
I think the official part of that is important. In my eyes anyway. I've been emulating stuff for years so it's nice to do something with Nintendo's blessing for a change.
I think the official part of that is important. In my eyes anyway. I've been emulating stuff for years so it's nice to do something with Nintendo's blessing for a change.
markg wrote:
I can definitely understand the appeal for someone who isn't a computery geek type.
That's it basically. Someone like me (
) can get a retro fix quite easily, but Johnny Console-Fan might not have even thought about Mario Kart since they got a PS1 on their tenth birthday and would be excited to play it again. For a twenty-something with disposable income, the price is peanuts. The same as one AAA PS4 game these days. I've done loads of SNES emulation, but this is the first time there has been a commercial grade emulator, with solid performance & nice UI/presentation on a small form factor device that supports the SuperFX games (which Nintendo have actually never emulated anywhere). NERD (Nintendo European Research & Development) are a solid team, and they've put out lots of great features/products so far. Nice shell plus two high quality controllers make it a good deal.
If I could just download the emulator to use on my laptop or phone I would do that, but that is not an option.
If I could just download the emulator to use on my laptop or phone I would do that, but that is not an option.
Was Starfox not available on the Wii console?
Nope.. I've just checked and It was Starfox 64!
Nope.. I've just checked and It was Starfox 64!
I'd be chuffed to get one as a gift but I'm not wanting to rush out and buy one.
None of the Super FX chip games have had any kind of emulation based rerelease.
There was the GBA version of Yoshi's Island, but that was a full port that didn't reuse any of the Super FX2 code (and whilst a competant port, the SNES version is better), and that has been the basis for all other rereleases (like the 3DS Ambassador version, and Wii U VC release), but whether it was a technical hurdle or licensing issues with the chip design, they've never emulated it until now.
To the best of my knowledge, none of the other Super FX or Super FX 2 games have been emulated officially elsewhere.
Interestingly enough, the SNES mini has a hidden option to overclock the emulated Super FX chip, which will smooth off the framerate of games like Starfox/Starfox 2. It's not a massive difference, but I don't believe this feature is available on any other emulator (and it should also improve performance in other games like DOOM and Stunt Race FX).
Really though this should just get a full standalone release, and they should do the entire game.
https://youtu.be/CEwJHpEprIw
There was the GBA version of Yoshi's Island, but that was a full port that didn't reuse any of the Super FX2 code (and whilst a competant port, the SNES version is better), and that has been the basis for all other rereleases (like the 3DS Ambassador version, and Wii U VC release), but whether it was a technical hurdle or licensing issues with the chip design, they've never emulated it until now.
To the best of my knowledge, none of the other Super FX or Super FX 2 games have been emulated officially elsewhere.
Interestingly enough, the SNES mini has a hidden option to overclock the emulated Super FX chip, which will smooth off the framerate of games like Starfox/Starfox 2. It's not a massive difference, but I don't believe this feature is available on any other emulator (and it should also improve performance in other games like DOOM and Stunt Race FX).
Really though this should just get a full standalone release, and they should do the entire game.
https://youtu.be/CEwJHpEprIw
Grim... wrote:
I totally understand the appeal of retro gaming - I love to have a go on old games from time to time.
What I don't get is the appeal of things like this - especially when you can already play all the games anyway.
What I don't get is the appeal of things like this - especially when you can already play all the games anyway.
I'm not sure what the appeal is for me. All the retro stuff I play has been perfectly playable via emulation on PC for years, but there's just something about that that doesn't appeal to me. I think that apart from Steam, I'm not really big on playing games on a PC. With my Supergun/MVS 1 Slot setup, I can use either Neo Geo or Mega Drive pads with original MVS or JAMMA boards and it just feels a little more authentic. Or just more fun, I dunno.
I do like unusual bits of kit though. I bought two of these recently -
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for £12.18 for both including shipping from Malaysia. Partly because I wanted to see what you got for such a low price and partly because I thought it would be cool to have a little handheld famicom. As it turns out, the games ended up being crappy original games and odd stuff like the Graham Gooch version in the photo above.
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